[TriLUG] XP and Samba

[Turnpike Man]

Yup, I have no other WINS server!  :)
Thanks Roy.

David M.

--- Roy Vestal <rvestal at trilug.org> wrote:
> Just be careful. If you have a wins server do not use wins service on
> the linux box.  Big no-no (speaking from experience!)
> 
> On Sat, 2004-02-21 at 13:54, Turnpike Man wrote:
> > http://www.turnpike420.net/linux2/Samba.txt
> > 
> > This is what I've done using the default SMB installation in RH distros. 
> Works
> > great from 98, 2000 and XP, I've never cared to try 95, ME or NT4, though
> I'm
> > sure they work fine as well.  In 95/98/ME, you must login to the machine,
> > although we all know that really doesn't mean anything, however, it does
> cache
> > the authentication so when you map the drive, you are automatically
> connected. 
> > This of course presumes you use same username/pwd on both sides, smb server
> and
> > client side.
> > 
> > hth,
> > David M.
> > 
> > 
> > --- hsc-linux at nc.rr.com wrote:
> > > I have googled this and come up with tons of "stuff", none of it 
> > > completely clear or concise. I am trying to connect a XP Pro box to a 
> > > Samba file share using "user" level security. The Samba server is not a 
> > > domain controller. All I need it to do is serve up this share so that
> > > the 
> > > XP box can read and write to it. I can see the samba box from the XP 
> > > station but when I click on it I get an error.
> > > 
> > > Could someone point me to a link where these challenges specific to XP 
> > > have been documented? Also, some example smb.conf files would also be 
> > > helpful. Thanks for all the help.
> > > 
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> > > Hugh
> > > 
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